All stories by Alnoor Peermohamed
Look who's buying Tesla cars in India!
Rediff.com14 Feb 2017Tesla began taking orders for its Model 3 sedan from Indian customers in 2016 and caught the fancy of people like GOQii's Vishal Gondal, Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma and venture capitalist Mahesh Murthy. Amid hints from Elon Musk, Alnoor Peermohamed reports on Tesla's Indian entry.
Will Tesla's drive into India electrify the market?
Rediff.com9 Feb 2017Tesla began taking orders for its $35,000 Model 3 sedan from Indian customers in April last year.
SoftBank writes off Rs 3226 cr in Ola, Snapdeal
Rediff.com9 Feb 2017The news of markdowns in the value of Ola and Snapdeal comes at a time when both companies are in talks with investors to raise fresh funds to take on deep-pocketed competition.
Desh Deshpande: He is building India's largest start-up incubator
Rediff.com7 Feb 2017To promote entrepreneurship in India's tier-II and tier-III cities, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande's Deshpande Foundation will open the sandbox in Hubballi. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
Ola vs Uber: Drivers pay the price
Rediff.com2 Feb 2017While the cab aggregators offer incentives as they battle each other for more customers, drivers complain that their earnings have halved in the last six months. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
Fly your name to the moon for Rs 500
Rediff.com2 Feb 2017Contributors to Team Indus project will have names etched on an object going to space.
iPhones for the classes and the masses
Rediff.com30 Jan 2017Alnoor Peermohamed reports on Apple's two-faced strategy to grow its base in India without compromising on premiumness.
The Uber threat to Swiggy, Zomato
Rediff.com24 Jan 2017The ride-hailing company will soon launch UberEATS, which has been testing food and grocery deliveries since 2014, in India. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
Why exactly did ICICI Bank block PhonePe?
Rediff.com17 Jan 2017ICICI Bank says it blocked all UPI transactions made through PhonePe due to security concerns.
ICICI Bank blocks Flipkart's payment app
Rediff.com16 Jan 2017This is the second instance of mainstream banks blocking services to new-age digital payments companies.
Will Uber win India? Or Ola?
Rediff.com15 Dec 2016Tariff cap offers Ola relief in battle with Uber. Though it might hurt their earnings, Ola believes the Karnataka High Court's judgement levels the playing field with Uber.
Is Uber trying to invade your privacy?
Rediff.com14 Dec 2016Safe or not, the global taxi giant can now track you even after you have been dropped off.
Legion now hacks accountants' data
Rediff.com14 Dec 2016The hacking group say they will release information on those who help mask the rich.
There is something foreign about the Rs 2000 & Rs 500 notes
Rediff.com12 Dec 2016This press, considered to be one of the most sophisticated, has been printing the new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes since August, three months before demonetisation rolled out, Alnoor Peermohamed/Business Standard reports from Mysuru.
Unbelievable: Mumbai to Pune in 25 mins!
Rediff.com7 Dec 2016A pod-like vehicle, which can touch top speeds of close to 1,200 km an hour, will make this amazing feat possible.
Morgan Stanley's 38% trim in value adds to Flipkart's woes
Rediff.com30 Nov 2016The US-based firm has marked down the value of Flipkart for the sixth time, the latest at a time when it has been struggling to raise funds at a valuation higher than or equal to $15.2 billion.
Flipkart staring at Amazon's $5-bn challenge
Rediff.com29 Nov 2016Amazon has committed over $5 billion to grow its business in India so far and says it will pump in more capital as and when needed, a big worry for rival Flipkart which has been struggling to raise funds over the past couple of months.
Amazon's $1 billion loss to further take shine off India's e-commerce industry
Rediff.com23 Nov 2016Amazon's huge investment of $80 million a month didn't win it favour over customers during the festive season, with rival Flipkart selling more goods, reports Alnoor Peermohamed from Bengaluru.
eBay sacks India product team on day Trump was elected
Rediff.com10 Nov 2016eBay says it has cut jobs at its centre in Bengaluru in favour of shifting them to other locations around the world.
Tim Cook has to face Sundar Pichai's googly to win India
Rediff.com27 Oct 2016iPhone will have to break Android's domination to make India the next China for Apple